Brittney Griner, 2022
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Brittney Griner, 2022

On February 17, 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Moscow because Russian customs found cannabis oil vape cartridges in her luggage.

Griner faced charges of illegally transporting and possessing narcotic substances.

The trial began on July 2, 2022. Griner pleaded guilty to the charges; however, she said that she had no intent to break the law in Russia, and it was medically prescribed to her in Arizona.

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